Saxophone
Video pre-selection
12-15 minutes performance of pieces in different styles of the candidate's own choice, which must include at least one of the following (may include more than one):
- Paul Bonneau: Caprice en Forme de Valse
- Vincent David: Pulse (can be shortened/selected version)
- Charles Koechlin: 2 Etudes from 15 Etudes
Pieces performed in the video pre-selection may not be presented at the live rounds during the competition in Vienna.
Video preselections requirements →
1st ROUND MAX. 15 MIN
1. Choose minimum 2 movements from one of the options below:
- J. S. Bach: Flute Partita in A minor, BWV 1013
- G. P. Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Flute without Bass
2. Choose minimum 2 Etudes/Caprices from any of the options below:
- A. Margoni: 10 Études dans le Style Contemporain (Ed. Billaudot)
- E. Bozza: 12 Etudes-Caprices
- N. Paganini: 24 Caprices
3. Claude Debussy: Syrinx (free choice of instrument)
2nd ROUND MAX. 30 MIN
1. Choose one of the options below:
- V. David: "Nuée ardente"
- P. Swerts: "Klonos"
- A. Desenclos: "Prélude, Cadence et Finale"
- I. Gotkovsky: "Brillance"
2. Choose one of the options below:
- E. Denisov: Sonata for Saxophone and Piano
- T. Yoshimatsu: "Fuzzy bird" Sonata for Saxophone and Piano
- F. Decruck: Sonata for Saxophone and Piano
- W. Albright: Sonata for Saxophone and Piano
- E. Schulhoff: Hot Sonata
3. Choose one of the options below:
- 1 Étude from Christian Lauba: Neuf Études
- Luciano Berio: Sequenza VIIb
- Fuminori Tanada: Mysterious Morning III
- Karlheinz Stockhausen: In Freundschaft
FINAL ROUND WITH ORCHESTRA
1. A. Shor: Saxophone Concerto No. 2 (download scores here).
2. Choose one of the options below:
- Paul Creston: Saxophone Concerto, Op. 26
- Henri Tomasi: Saxophone Concerto
* All stages may be performed with music scores